WEBVTT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.BUT HE TELLS ME HE SAW THEOFFICER HAVING TROUBLE, HE KNEWHE HAD TO ACT.SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WEREROLLING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHENA POLICE CRUISER APPROACHED THEAREA OF BARRY AVE AND LAKE AVEIN MANCHESTER.MANCHESTER POLICE SAY OFFICERFRED GILLIS SAW 18-YEAR-OLDSTONE COOPER.POLICE SAY THE MANCHESTERRESIDENT HAD WARRANTS FOR HISARREST. AS THE VIDEO CONTINUES, YOU SEEOFFICER GILLIS GET OUT OF HISVEHICLE AND MOVE TOWARDS COOPER.AT THE SAME TIME, A GOODSAMARITAN IS CROSSING THESTREET.>> I HEARD A POLICE CRUISER PULLUP BEHIND ME AND YELL FORSOMEBODY TO STOP.I TURNED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOINGON.TIM: AT THAT POINT, THE GOODSAMARITAN SAYS COOPER STARTEDRUNNING TOWARDS HIM.THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THENSHOWS COOPER RUNNING DOWN LAKESTREET.HE COLLIDES WITH A CAR, GETSBACK UP, AND IS EVENTUALLYTACKLED BY OFFICER GILLIS.MANCHESTER POLICE SAY GILLISHITS HIS HEAD ON THE PAVEMENTAND BRIEFLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.COOPER ALLEGEDLY TRIES TO GETAWAY, BUT THAT'S WHEN THE GOODSAMARITAN STEPS IN.>> BY HELPED THE OFFICER GET THECUFFS OFF OF HIS BELT.I HAD TO ASSIST THE OFFICER INCUFFING THE INDIVIDUAL.TIM: COOPER WAS EVENTUALLYARRESTED.>> HE WAS CHARGED ON A DRUGWARRANT AND RESISTING ARREST.TIM: MANCHESTER POLICE SAY THEYARE HAPPY THE GOOD SAMARITAN WASTHERE.>> WE THANK HIM FOR HELPINGOFFICER GILLIS AND REALIZING THEGRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.

New Hampshire police said a civilian bystander assisted a police officer in a tough spot during an arrest Saturday afternoon.

Surveillance cameras were rolling when a police cruiser approached the area of Barry and Lake avenues in Manchester.

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Manchester police said Officer Fred Gillis saw 18-year-old Stone Cooper, who had warrants out for his arrest.

As the video continues, Gillis is seen getting out of his vehicle and moving towards Cooper.

At the same time, a Good Samaritan is crossing the street.

"I heard a police cruiser pull up behind me and yell for somebody to stop. I turned as anybody else would to see what was going on,” said the Good Samaritan, who didn’t want to share his name or show his face.

At that point, the man said Cooper started running towards him.

“He decided he was going to play hide and seek with the officer in and amongst a bunch of parked cars,” the man said.

The surveillance video then shows Cooper running down Lake Avenue.

He is seen colliding with a car, getting back up and is eventually tackled by Gillis.

Manchester police said Gillis hit his head on the pavement and briefly lost consciousness.

Cooper allegedly tried to get away, but that's when the Good Samaritan stepped in.

"I helped the officer get the cuffs off of his belt and came back around him and had to help the officer in cuffing the individual,” the man said.

Cooper was eventually arrested.

"He was arrested on a possession of a controlled drug warrant and he was charged additionally with resisting arrest,” Sgt. Chris Biron of the Manchester Police Department said.

Manchester police said they are happy the Good Samaritan was there.

"We appreciate the Good Samaritan taking a minute and helping officer Gillis, realizing the gravity of the situation,” Biron said.